COMMST 229History and Communication

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Communication Studies

When it runs

Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course takes a historical approach to the discipline of communication studies. Using a range of historiographic approaches, it analyzes technologies, theories, and practices of communication within the broader context of social and historical change. Potential topics include writing in the ancient world, the printing press, radio and television, cinema and sound recording, the computer and new media.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	7850	15 / 20	TTh 10:00–11:20

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